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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 5
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, mite called to advise me that there was some talk
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ud ne fap ca the Hill as to how Senator Jose cCarthy was getting into our files and
Scan a hee Essar Jonepeaccarty was ting ta me es ot
TES but that it must be coming from the FBI. Sen McMahon stated that
. wnfortenately Senator Hickenlooper had easup, While he was on the stend,
* Wf he had not said to Ower‘Dattimore “will you go to Chine with me?" and of course
__,, fauk indicated step. He also commented that he felt the question as to whether
a: ‘the files should be made available will be stubbornly pressed as time goes on
‘os he understands that McCarthy wrote something for this afterncon's release fo
President in which he tells him that he is undermining the security of the —
“4 vy not producing the files. 1 stated that of courses my position was thet % .
Was wp to the Attorney General to decide this isewe; that I hed previously expressed
; Qryself om the over-all policy as fer back as the Coplon Case, and other cases that
20 -thad arioen, that the files should not be made available. Further, I commented that
“es Ydasically felt that when a person makes charges as have been mode in this -
ipotance that it is certainly act incumbent upon the administration to prove the
' ges, in other words, if e man mekes an allegation he should certainly be called
: ¢o prove tt himself, stherwise he should not have made the allegation. rm i.
iat very serious sccusations were made end now they were colling upon the FBI
5 prodace its records and files to prove these allegations. aes
gould ect an over-all bad precedent: that if this can be dome tn cme Case, anyont
“ahessel thet we produce Oe flles, and if eae Bet aiod can tine ced eaten wae
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¥ is getting his informations from the FBL He stated he would send me the
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